The Washington critic., 1887-09-16
SPORTS OF THE SEASON.
Baseball Personalities.


Detroit II, Washington |.
odds that the chumps don't win game
on this trip.
Farrell returned to short yesterday and
managed to get In some OF his Characteristic
errors.
II Jack will only take care OF himself he
can make the most brilliant plays OF any
shortstop In the country Some OF his stops
and throws have been marvellous.
Wright, young amateur of this city viii
be tried by the Nationals. lie has done very
well In amateur games, but 1t is not gem
orally believed that he will do for a League
nine.
Sadie Houck will play short for the Nets.
Sadie is "dandy" short, but his batting ia
weak.
shaw is pitching great ball for the Port
lands. They defeated the Lowells on
Wednesday by to 3 and tied them Tor
the New England League championship.
Only actual hits were made OF Shaw.
1t proves what The CgITto said all along,
that Shaw could pitch II he wanted to. In
Washington he apparently did not want to.
Patsy Cahlll is playing left for the Atlas
Of San Francisco.
st. Louis Maiden--Papa says shall never
marry such specimen OF humanity as you.
Amt he horrld9
Innocent Youth-what In creation has
got into your father all of sudden Last
Sunday when went to your church he was
particularly kind and told me always to
come into his pew.
Maiden-Yes, but you went to the base
ball game in the afternoon.
Youth-Great Cmsar How did he find
that out.
Maiden-Be was there himself, and said
Ike knew from the scratches you applauded
that you hadn't the first idea about the
game.
Pitcher Clarkson has great habit OF
striking out heavy batters when he takes a
notion, and the trick that he plays ls haz-
ardous and daring. 1t is this: When a
strong batter comes to the plate at a criti-
cal time he will not give him chance to
hit the ball, but throws four bad ones In
as fast as he can without making a wild
pitch. Then he calls to Flint to "stsy
back" and at once proceeds to carry out
his little scheme. With four balls and no
strikes, the batter thinks he will surely get
bis base, and therefore makes no attempt to
hit the next ball, nor the next two either.
That is what Clarkson plays him for as he
shoots three good balls over the plate. By
that time the batter is nervous, and, realiz.
ing that the next ball must settle his fate,
makes an awkward attempt to hit 1t and
retires to the bench.
1t is not improbable that Mr.. Gaffney
may shortly be superseded as manager
| THE Morning Post. THB CRITIC has au-
thority for stating that the above statement
| is utterly devoid OF truth.
Shock and Farrell and young Wright, an
amateur, have been sent to Join the nine,
and GIlligan has been ordered home.
Jim Knowles, who left the Washingtons
to Join the Rochesters, has been signed by
| the Nets. Kinslow, another discarded Ma
tional player and recently with the Detroits,
has also been engaged by the Nets.
Heating will be released by Baltimore.
Radbourn, who was indefinitely suspend
ed without pay recently, has been reinstated
and ordered to join the team. He left Bos-
ton yesterday morning for Detroit, where
he will Join the team.
| Local Turf Notes.
| There will be quarter match race
at Ivy City this afternoon between Diamond
Jack and Milky Way. There will be nc
charge at the gate.
There will be fine match race for $500 Q
side between j. H. Gheen's Adelaide and
&. Fl. Hess black gelding George ii. OF
next Friday at Ivy City. This will certainly
be ono Of the best races Of the season.
Mr.. McDermotts FL Mahdi runs al
4, Clifton to-day. This horse is worth watch
ing, but mile and furloug is rather fai
| for him.